No. 9 seed Medina made quick work of this evenings’ opening round match in the Section VI Class C1 volleyball playoffs as the Mustangs romped past visiting No. 8 Health Sciences 25-12, 25-4, 25-12.

Lexoni Russo had 7 service aces while Ki’Mani Poole, Lorelei Sanders, Phallen Rivera and Kelsey Lemoi 4 each to lead the Medina attack.

At the net, Hailey Wilkins, Elizabeth Parker and Gabbi Flores-Medina each had 2 spiking kills while Shay Latin, Lemoi. Poole and Destiny Richardson each chipped in with 1.

Sanders also had 6 assists and Lemoi 4.

Medina next visits top seed Eden at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Lydia Fox tries to stop the advnce of Eden’s Hailey Cooper during this evening’s sectional game at Vets Park. Morgan Cooper moves in to support for Eden which claimed a narrow 6-5 win.

Barker and Roy-Hart both scored victories this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Section VI Class C field hockey playoffs.

No. 4 seed Roy-Hart defeated No. 5 Wilson 4-2 and No. 2 Barker blanked No. 7 Newfane 10-0.

In the other quarterfinal contest, No. 6 Eden upended No. 3 Medina at Vets Park.

Thursday’s semifinals will now have Roy-Hart vs. No. 1 Akron at Alden at 5 p.m. and Eden at Barker.

Roy-Hart 4, Wilson 2
Adella Dukes scored 2 goals for Roy-Hart as Sam Sperduti and Cheyenne Stilwell each netted 1 to advance Roy-Hart to the semis.

Barker 10, Newfane 0
Nine players scored goals for Barker as Miya Goodale netted 2 and Mia Herman, Kenzi Dodge, Alexis Weeks, Alexa Zglinicki, Madeline Pavlock, Keira Dalton and Hailey Dodge each netted 1.

Eden 6, Medina 5
Trailing 4-1 at the half, Medina rallied to outscore Eden 4-2 in the second half but could not pull even as the visiting Lady Raiders claimed the narrow 6-5 win.

Brooke Moden and Iyla Lilleby each scored 2 goals in the second half to lead the Mustangs comeback bid.

Adeline Castricone scored midway trough the opening quarter to give Medina a 1-0 lead but Eden answered with 4 straight goals to take the lead for good by a 4-1 margin at the half.

No. 6 seed Lafayette nipped No. 2 Roy-Hart 5-4 on penalty kicks this evening in a Section VI Class B2 boys soccer semifinal game at West Seneca West.

Peter Martillotta, Aiden Guild, Rem Albee and Caleb Verratti took turns scoring penalty kick goals for Roy-Hart but Lafayette was one better going 5 for 5 in PKs to claim the narrow win.

Lafayette broke a scoreless tie by scoring with just 1:38 remaining in regulation time to take a 1-0 lead..

However, Roy-Hart answered back in dramatic fashion as Martillotta scored with only 12 seconds to go off an assist from Landen Guild to send the contest into overtime.

Neither team could score in the two 15 minute overtime necessitating a round of penalty kicks to determine which team would advance to the B2 finals.

Roy-Hart finishes the season at 15-2.

Contributed Photo – Medina’s Roman Allport looks to tackle Albion’s Mason Rotthoff during Saturday’s playoff game,

Albion defeated Medina 40-0 Saturday in the semifinal round of the Niagara Orleans Football Association (NOFA) playoffs.

Heyden Almonte had another huge day for the Mini Eagles rushing for 205 yards and 3 touchdowns on offense and 4 tackles and a pick 6 on defense.

Ethan Olles had 64 yards yards and 2 touchdowns, Camden Holt picked up 30 yards.

Albion will now play Barker Roy Hart on Saturday at Noon in Batavia for the Mini Championship.

JV Division
Batavia 2,  Albion 0

A great defensive battle saw Albion fall short to Batavia.

Edwin Dudley has 48 yards rushing, Parker Roberts 30 and Brayden LaMartina 15.

Landyn Galligan led the defense with 6 tackles and a sack. Brycen Potter and Matthew Schomske had 6 each, Dudley 4 and LaMartina had a interception.

Varsity
Batavia 29, Albion 8

Noah Harrison led the offense with 69 yards rushing and the lone touchdown. Elijah Doxey added 52 yards on the ground and Hayden Cowley 64 receiving.

Harrison had 7 table, Doxey 6 and LJ Simmons 4.

Photos by Tom Rivers

CARLTON – This trio races down the stretch in Saturday’s Niagara-Orleans League meet at Lakeside Beach State park. Jordyn Centner of Newfane was 4^th in the race, followed by Kaila Szczygielski of Akron in 5^th and Madelynne Jowdy of Wilson in 6^th.

The top seven runners earned first team all-league, with numbers 8 through 14 on the second team and 15 through 21 named honorable mention.

First Team All-League: Pictured from left include Mason Allee-Castro of Barker, 1^st at 17:37; Jaydan Ruble of Wilson, 2^nd at 18:04; Luke Fay of Barker, 3^rd at 19:04; Dawson Donovan of Barker, 4^th at 19:10; Joey-Dane Jones of Wilson, 5^th at 19:22; Dawson Stone of Akron, 6^th at 19:43; and Calvin Fournier of Roy-Hart, 7^th at 19:50.

First Team All-League: Kylie Bowman of Newfane, 1^st at 20:08; Catalena Ersing of Newfane, 2^nd 21:32; Emma Evans of Barker, 3^rd at 21:53; Jordyn Centner of Newfane, 4^th at 22:15; Kaila Szczygielski of Akron, 5^th at 22:16; Madelynne Jowdy of Wilson, 6^th at 22:18; and Ella Ingwersen of Wilson, 7^th at 22:22.

Second Team All-League: Jack Cecchini of Medina, 8^th at 19:55; Dylan Drockford of Akron, 9^th at 19:56; Noah Sandolfini of Barker, 10^th at 19:58; Ryder Jones of Medina (not pictured), 11^th at 20:02; Keegan Foxvog of Wilson, 12^th at 20:09; Colton Cleveland of Akron (not pictured), 13^th at 20:13; and Aidan Voss of Barker, 14^th at 20:16.

Second Team All-League: Isabella Pasquale of Newfane, 8^th at 22:38; Mikala Woock of Barker, 9^th at 23:01; Lydia Samson of Barker, 10^th at 23:15; Kristine Wall of Akron, 11^th at 23:41; Hannah Schulz of Newfane, 12^th at 23:44; Emma-Marie Forrestel of Akron, 13^th at 24:13; and Gina Sidari of Albion, 14^th at 24:28.

Honor Mention All-League: Albert Cimato of Barker, 15^th at 20:21; Bradford Cantrell of Barker, 16^th at 20:41; Zachary Szratter of Newfane, 17^th at 20:41; Daenon Kopp of Newfane, 18^th at 20:45; Isaac Monaco of Barker, 19^th at 20:48; Henry Rigerman of Medina (not pictured), 20^th at 20:49; and Tyler Johnston of Wilson, 21^st at 20:54.

Honorable Mention All-League: Sara Siegmann of Newfane, 15^th at 24:54; Julianna Rodriguez of Akron, 16^that 25:00; Marissa Bryant of Roy-Hart, 17^th at 25:07; Lily Stanczyk of Roy-Hart, 18^th at 25:07; Cassidy Wagner of Wilson, 19^th at 25:14; Julia Miles of Roy-Hart, 20^th at 25:16; and Ariel Smith of Medina, 21^st at 25:26.

Medina will open at home and Albion on the road when Section VI football playoff action gets underway on Friday.

The Mustangs are seeded No. 1 in Class C and the Purple Eagles No. 6 in Class B.

Defending champion Medina will host No. 8 Eden in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. on Friday. The victor will advance to a semifinal round meeting with the winner of the No. 5 Fredonia vs. No. 4 Depew quarterfinal. This will be the third straight year that the Mustangs have hosted the Raiders in the sectionals.

Albion will visit No. 3 Pioneer at 7 p.m. on Friday in a rematch of a regular season interdivisional contest which saw the Purple Eagles defeat the host Panthers 22-16. The winner will advance to a semifinal round meeting with the winner of the No. 7 Burgard vs. No. 2 Maryvale quarterfinal contest.

The quarterfinal round matchups for both classes are as follows

Class C
No. 8 Eden at No. 1 Medina, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 5 Fredonia at No. 4 Depew
No. 7 Southwestern at No. 2 Lackawanna
No. 6 Cleveland Hill at No. 3 Salamanca
Class B
No. 6 Albion at No. 3 Pioneer, 7 p.m. Friday
No. 7 Burgard at No. 2 Maryvale
No. 8 Olean at No. 1 Iroquois
No. 5 West Seneca East at No. 4 Falconer

Contributed Photo – Ella Lewis, left, and Halee Passarell

Two local members of the Finger Lakes Community College Women’s Soccer team, Lyndonville graduate Ella Lewis and Holley grad Halee Passarell, have been named to the Mid State Athletic Conference All-Conference team.

Lewis, who is a freshman forward at FLCC, scored a team leading 22 goals this season which is the most in the nation in NJCAA Division III women’s soccer.

Passarell, a sophomore midfielder, had 2 assists and played a key role both offensively and defensively for FLCC.

Lewis is majoring in Criminal Justice and Passarell in Food and Beverage Management.

FLCC, who is seeded No. 4 for the Region III playoffs, will open that competition at home on Tuesday against Herkimer Community College.

Section VI volleyball playoffs will get underway on Tuesday as No. 9 Medina will visit No. 8 Health Sciences in Buffalo in Class C1, both at 6 p.m. The winner will travel to No. 1 Eden on Thursday.

Albion, which is seeded No. 6 in Class B2, will visit No. 3 Olean at 6 p.m. Thursday.

Roy-Hart, which is seeded No. 4 in Classs C1, will host the winner of Tuesday’s match between No. 10 Fredonia and No. 7 Cleveland Hill on Thursday at 6 p.m.

Class B2
No. 6 Albion at No. 3 Olean, 6 p.m. Thursday

Class C1
No. 9 Medina at No. 8 Health Sciences, 6 p.m. Tuesday, winner travels to No. 1 Eden on Thursday at 6 p.m.
No. 5 Newfane at No. 4 Lafayette, 6 p.m. Thursday
No. 2 Akron will host the winner of Tuesday’s No. 10 Fredonia vs. No. 7 Cleve Hill match on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Class C2
No. 9 JFK at No. 8 Wilson, 6 p.m. Tuesday
No. 5 Falconer at No. 4 Roy-Hart, 6 p.m. Thursday

Section V Boys Soccer

No. 2 seed Pavilion/York defeated visiting No. 7 Holley 9-0 this evening in the quarterfinal round of the Section V Class C1 boys soccer playoffs.

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Holley’s Tony Geska tries to go through the tackle of Wellsville’s Grady Ball (55) and Sam Childs (33) during the Hawks win over the visiting Lions this afternoon.

What a difference a half makes!

Shutout in the first half, Holley erupted for four touchdowns in the second half to defeat visiting Wellsville 30-14 this afternoon in the 8 Man Division regular season finale.

Holley drove into Wellsville territory four times in the first half but could not capitalize turning the ball over three times on downs and losing a fumble at the visiting Lions 12 yard line.

However, the second half was a different story beginning with the recovery of a Wellsville fumble at midfield on the opening kickoff by Tony Fallato and Tony Geska.

Holley’s Tony Fallato stops a two-point conversion attempt by Wellsville’s Matt Ritter.

The Hawks capitalized on the turnover by putting together an 11 play, 48 yard scoring drive capped off by an 8 yard touchdown run and two-point conversion carry by Hunter Smith to take the lead for good at 8-0 six minutes into the quarter.

Wellsville answered right back with a touchdown just 16 seconds later on a 49 yard run by Matt Ritter but Holley maintained a now slender 8-6 lead as a tackle by Tony Fallato stopped the Lions two-point conversion attempt.

The Hawks opened up a little breathing room on their next possession as Smith ran 3 yards for a touchdown and quarterback Destin Kuyal passed to Zach Milner for the two-point conversion and a 16-6 lead. A big 30 yard pass completion from Kuyal to Vinny Golisano highlighted the drive.

Keeping the momentum, the Hawks built their advantage to 24-6 on their next possession as Dakota Mastowski scored on a 1 yard TD run and Kuyal passed to Michael Fallato for the two-point conversion. A 23 yard run by Kuyal ignited the drive.

Holley got the ball right back as Michael Fallato recovered a botched Wellsville kickoff return attempt at the Lions 1 yard line.

The Hawks were quick to capitalize as Frank Golisano scored on the first snap upping the lead to 30-6.

Wellsville scored in the final minute and a half on a 3 yard TD run and a two-point conversion carry by Ritter.

Holley, which opened the season with an identical 30-14 victory at Wellsville, finishes the regular season at 3-5 while the Lions wind up at 1-7. Both teams will be competing in the sectionals starting next weekend.

Note – More photos from the game are on the Hub’s sports Facebook page.

Michael Falatto makes a two-point conversion for the Hawks despite the tackle attempt of Jayden Acker of the Lions.